K70.9 Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from K70 Alcoholic liver disease

Use additional code

• code to identify:
• alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 28 — Cirrhosis of Liver
• ESRD V24: HCC 28

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 432-434 in MDC 07.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 571.3 Alcoholic liver damage, unspecified (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Adult diagnoses (age 15 through 124): Age conflict edit. These diagnoses are clinically expected only in patients age 15 through 124.

Code annotations containing back-references to K70.9

Back-references to K70

• Type 2 Excludes: K71 Toxic liver disease ("alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: K76 Other diseases of liver ("alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K77 Liver disorders in diseases classified elsewhere ("alcoholic liver disease (K70.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for K70.9

• Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced › liver
• Damage › liver (nontraumatic) › alcoholic
• Disease, diseased › liver (chronic) (organic) › alcoholic (chronic)

Nearby codes

• K70.30 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver without ascites
• K70.31 Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver with ascites
• K70.4 Alcoholic hepatic failure
• K70.40 Alcoholic hepatic failure without coma
• K70.41 Alcoholic hepatic failure with coma
• K70.9 Alcoholic liver disease, unspecified (this code)